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International Criminal Court investigation in Libya

The International Criminal Court investigation in Libya or the Situation in Libya is an investigation started in March 2011 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes and crimes against humanity claimed to have occurred in Libya since 15 February 2011.[1] The initial context of the investigation was the 2011 Libyan Civil War and the time frame of the investigation continued to include the 2019 Western Libya offensive.[2]

File no.

01/11

26 February 2011

3 March 2011 (2011-03-03)

Crimes against humanity:
· Murder
· Imprisonment
· Torture
· Persecution
· Inhumane acts
War crimes:
· Murder
· Torture
· Cruel Treatment
· Outrage upon dignity

Deceased

Charges dismissed

Deceased

Initiation[edit]

The ICC investigation in Libya was initiated by the February 2011 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970[1] in the context of the 2011 Libyan Civil War. The pre-trial chamber judges are Péter Kovács (presiding), Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and Reine Alapini-Gansou.[1]

ICC website: Situation in Libya; case number: ICC-01/11